Kapkaya Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kapkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
India71:109,580,769786,157
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927

Kapkaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kapkaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kapkaya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapkaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 48 percent of Kapkaya reside; 29 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Kapkaya is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 26 percent live and India, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapıkaya93159/
Kapkay921/
Kabkaya8630/
Kapkiya861/
Kapka831,610/
Kapkhaia801/
Kaupka7766/
Kapkea7764/
Kapcay7758/
Kapkai7737/
Kepkay7726/
Khapka7724/
Kapkey7722/
Kapkiy7719/
Kapkyi775/
Kaipka773/
Keapka771/
Kahpka770/
Kapkoyo7148/
Kahapka7139/
Kapkead715/
Kapkaud711/
Kabkaye711/
Kaapcka710/
Kopka678,174/
Kapke67674/
Capka67306/
Kapki6798/
Kabka6779/
Kápka6714/
Kopky677/
Kavky677/
Kôpka673/
Kapca672/
Kapkoiyo671/
Kavkaiah671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapkaya
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